All posts tagged: The Food Show

The Food Show 2017

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Fun fact: I carried about 6kg of meaty weight around with me today. Was I on an gruelling new exercise regime? Hell no. I was at The Food Show. The Food Show Auckland is on now until Sunday and today was the preview day. I visited The Food Show today with Bri DiMattina and Michelle from The Foodie Inc. We didn’t  have a plan of attack aside from a cooking class with Barilla, so we checked out a couple of hours of stalls before heading to the pasta class. Take your time, flock to what interests you. Don’t worry too much about the other stuff. We weaved in and out of stalls, trying and buying. There was plenty that took my fancy and once I started shopping it was hard to stop. After a sizeable bowl of pasta, I didn’t have room for much else, though I persevered and continued for a few more hours. When I was almost done and had said goodbye to my friends, I snuck back and bought a little bottle …

The Food Show Auckland 2016 – review and packaging porn

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I went solo to The Food Show today. If you’ve never been on your own before (this was my first time solo), it’s totally awesome. You can zip around quickly, miss the things you’re not into and spend longer chatting about food and to exhibitors generally being a big food NERD. Also, you can take photos of pretty packaging for as long as you like without anyone thinking, “Come ON, let’s GO (you weirdo)”.  The Food Show is huge. Like, MEGA. You could conceivably visit every day for 4 days and still find new things you missed before. I recommend allowing 3 hours, any longer can be a bit overwhelming and it’s easy to get lost. If you do, don’t panic. Eat something and just enjoy. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, The Food Show is packaging and food design HEAVEN. If you’re a budding graphic designer looking for food-related inspiration or even someone looking to get into making and packaging their own product. Go to The Food Show. I even saw creatives walking …

The Food Show Auckland – Double pass winner

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With special thanks to The Food Show I am pleased to announce the winner for the double pass to The Food Show Auckland. Drawn by Random.org the winner is… **drum roll please!** Alex Johnson Congratulations! I hope you and your friend enjoy the event and eat and drink your weight in goodies 🙂 Tips for The Food Show: Avoid the queues and buy your ticket online Bring cash, including coins (parking is $10 and cash only) Bring an appetite Keep hydrated with a bottle of water Bring a sturdy bag and sensible shoes Leave your jacket in the car (it gets very warm inside) Bring a friend or go alone. This is not a place for large groups. Check out the timetable for Whirlpool Cooking Theatre and plan your day accordingly. To find out more info including exhibitors and demonstrations and to buy tickets visit www.foodshow.co.nz Don’t forget to enter my other giveaways. Including a Street Eats Prize Pack and a gorgeous dinnerware and cutlery set. To keep up with giveaways and announcements, make sure you follow my Facebook page here.  

The Food Show Auckland is coming – double pass giveaway

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The Food Show is coming back to Auckland from Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 July, from 10am to 6pm at ASB Showgrounds. A great place to sample new products, buy show specials and explore new food trends. The ever popular Whirlpool Cooking Theatre will be showing 5 demonstrations each day with headlong NZ food personalities including Chelsea Winter, Josh Emett, Ray McVinnie, Sachie Nomura (Sachie’s Kitchen), Simon Gault, Megan May (Little Bird) and Kyle Street (Depot). Also for the first time, there will be demonstrations by food blogger Emma Galloway from My Darling Lemon Thyme. It’s so cool to see food bloggers at events like this. My Darling Lemon Thyme blog has been around for years, even longer than this blog. Emma and her family have been in living in Perth for 5 years but recently moved back to NZ meaning she can do cool stuff here like The Food Show. I count Emma as a blog role model so I look forward to seeing her demonstration. The full schedule for Whirlpool Cooking Theatre can be viewed online here. This year, …

The Food Show Auckland 2015

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If you follow my Instagram account, you’ll probably know that today was the preview day for The Food Show. My sister and I grazed our way through more exhibits than I can count. I’m not sure if we even visited a quarter of what was on offer. The Food Show is HUGE. I could go back every day and find new things to sample. My highlights were: Mahurangi oysters, fat and freshly shucked, 4 for $10. Perfection. Taste magazine 12 month subscription for $29 (includes a free magazine and a wheel spin prize). West Coast Cocoa. Gorgeous stand, delicious samples. Meyer cheese. 4 for $20. A steal. The Pie Piper. Adorable. Delicious. Black Stag Deli’s pendulum BBQ. Cool factor and their Mega Dog was the best. Tips for The Food Show: Avoid the queues and buy your ticket online Bring cash, including coins (parking is $8) Bring an appetite Keep hydrated with a bottle of water Bring a sturdy bag and sensible shoes Leave your jacket in the car (it gets warm inside) Check out the …

The Food Show givaway: Winner!

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  With special thanks to The Food Show, I am pleased to announce the winner for the double pass drawn by Random.org. The winner is… **drum roll please!** Maria Williamson   Thanks to all who entered, if you would like to find out more about The Food Show or purchase tickets, details are below. The Food Show Thursday 30 July – Sunday 2 August 2015 10am – 6pm (finishes 5pm on Sunday) ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland. Early bird tickets start at a very reasonable $26 for adults. For more information, please visit their website here. See you there! PS. Don’t forget to enter my other giveaway here. To keep up with announcements including giveaways, make sure you follow me on Bloglovin’ or Facebook.

The Food Show 2015: double pass giveaway

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Thanks to The Food Show, I have a double pass to give away. Competition details at the bottom of this post. Foodie July Can you believe it’s July already? As Carli from The Enthusiastic Cook  summarised the other day, “AGHHGHGHGH How can winter suck with so many fun food events coming up?!” Graze and Feast is on this Friday, Game of Rhones on Saturday, and I’ve been invited to a Cocktail Club and Zomato’s birthday bash next week. The Food Show Another food event on my calendar is The Food Show at the end of the month. The Food Show Thursday 30 July – Sunday 2 August 2015 10am – 6pm (finishes 5pm on Sunday) ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland. Early bird tickets start at a very reasonable $26 for adults. For more information, please visit their website here. The Food Show is an accessible expo of for food. Anything you can find in a supermarket, greengrocer, booze shop or kitchen you can find at The Food Show. Look for new and innovative products, lots of tastings and …

Design at The Food Show

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I’ll be honest. I buy food and wine that has beautiful packaging. My pulse quickens, I may gasp aloud and I’ve been known to squeal with delight. I am an absolute sucker for pretty bottles, labels, quirky illustrations and unique materials. As a print designer who also happens to be obsessed with food, I would love nothing more than to design just for the food. All day, every day. Heaven. Yesterday at The Food Show was like food design geek OVERLOAD. So many lovely designs. So little time. It was a lovely surprise to see The Good Tempered Chocolate Company at The Food Show. The ornate, hand drawn logo I designed for Hayley was on display for everyone to see. Excite! Hayley’s hand made chocolates are to die for and she sweetens me up by bringing me her wonderful treats to sample. I had the pleasure of trying her new Peanut Butter Deluxe Chocolate a few weeks ago and she launched it at The Food Show. Hayley shared a stall with Pic’s Really Good Peanut Butter. The …